Movies: Steve Albini

A fixture of the "indie rock" scene in the mid-90's, Silkworm left behind a unique catalog that is continually being re-discovered by critics and fans. Using extensive interviews with the surviving members, Couldn't You Wait? chronicles their unlikel...

You Weren't There: a History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 is a documentary that looks back on the impact that the Punk movement had on the Windy City. Though overlooked in the annals of Rock history (compared to media centric LA, NYC and London), Chicag...

This is a film about touring musicians who don't care about making it in the music business and all of the hardships they face without the fame....

Looking For a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration is a collection of personal stories about defining moments of musical inspiration (a record, a show, a musician, etc.) for 112 musicians who themselves have inspired so many. The interviews on the DVD...

Big Black's final show, at the Georgetown Steamplant in Seattle, August 9, 1987....

Reel Old School is a documentary made by college students John Cotton and Brady Effler. It investigates the transition in the music recording world from analog to digital. Interviewing well known musicians and engineers such as Steve Albini (The Pixi...

YOU CAN COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, THE BIG BOYS tells the true story of the beloved funk/punk band from Austin, Texas. Go beyond Austin's city limits and hear from some of music & skateboarding's greats about how the original "skate punk" band's messag...

The Dutch band The Ex has been around for more than twenty years. All this time, nothing much has changed. Only their music is constantly developing. From straightforward punk to improvised music - again and again, new ground is broken. The music, th...

Big Black recorded live at the Hammersmith Clarendon, London - UK, in the summer of 1987....

A documentary film about the independent band UZEDA who brought a disruptive sound from Sicily to almost everywhere....

"Danielson: a Family movie" is a documentary about unbridled creativity vs. accessibility, Christian faith vs. popular culture, underground music vs. survival, and family vs. individuality. The film follows Daniel Smith, an eccentric musician and vis...

A musician with terminal cancer spends his last days recording a rock album with legendary music producer Steve Albini....

Recorded July 13, 1986. New Music Seminar showcase. Clear Out, Fists of Love, Big Money, Passing Complexion, Cables, Pigeon Kill, The Ugly American, Kerosene (Aborted), *Kerosene, *Rema-Rema (*with Peter Prescott)...